Men's Basketball: Otterbein (4-11 Overall, 1-7 OAC) at Ohio Northern (6-9 Overall, 2-6 OAC)
Wednesday, January 22, 2020, 7 p.m. - ONU Sports Center, Ada, Ohio
Wednesday's Preview: The Ohio Northern men's basketball team will wrap up its 4-game home stand on Wednesday against Otterbein to wrap up their first half of the OAC's double round-robin schedule … The Polar Bears are 2-1 in the current home stand and are coming off a 78-55 loss to #8 Marietta on Saturday ... Junior Thomas Phillips led three ONU players in double figures in scoring with 15 points, tying his career-high with five made 3-pointers ... Freshman C.J. Napier added 13 points and sophomore Brandon Waugh had 11 points ... Thus far this season, Napier leads ONU and is sixth in the OAC in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (6.2 rpg) ... Freshman Landen Long is second on the team and 15th in the league in scoring at 12.9 ppg and leads the team with 28 3-pointers ... His 87.5 (35-of-40) FT% is 3rd in the OAC ... Phillips and sophomore Brandon Waugh are third on the team in scoring at 9.7 ppg ... Waugh leads the team with 46 assists and 27 steals ... His 27 steals rank him 4th in the OAC ... Otterbein enters Wednesday's game looking to snap a 4-game losing streak, including a 79-67 loss to Mount Union on Saturday .. Junior Mo Beavers led OU with 17 points and freshman Dallas Patrick added 15 points ... Patrick leads the team in scoring at 14.9 ppg and shares team-high honors in rebounding with senior Nick Koontz at 5.4 rpg ... Junior Justin Carter is second on the team in scoring at 9.7 ppg.
Ohio Northern Probable Starters:
G - #1 Brandon Waugh, So. (9.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 46 assists, 27 steals)
G - #12 Landen Long, Fr. (12.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 28 3FGs)
G - #5 Austin Allemeier, Sr. (7.9 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 34 assists)
F - #21 C.J. Napier, Fr. (15.7 ppg, 6.2 rpg)
F - #33 Thomas Phillips, Jr. (9.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
ONU Statistical Leaders:
| Scoring | Rebounding | 3FGs | Assists | Steals | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Napier | 15.7 | 1. | Napier | 6.2 | 1. | Long | 28 | 1. | Waugh | 46 | 1. | Waugh | 27 | ||||
| 2. | Long | 12.9 | 2. | Waugh | 4.3 | 2. | Waugh | 24 | 2. | Allemeier | 34 | 2. | Long | 16 | ||||
| 3. | Waugh | 9.7 | Bryan | 4.3 | Phillips | 24 | 3. | Long | 19 | 3. | Napier | 12 | ||||||
| Phillips | 9.7 |
All-Time Series: ONU leads the all-time series between the two schools by a 74-55 margin ... ONU has won 11 of the last 13 meetings ... The two teams each won at home last year ... ONU is 43-22 against OU in Ada and is 30-14 in games played at the ONU Sports Center.
Head Coach Rich Bensman: Bensman is in his fourth season at ONU with a 48-46 record, a winning percentage of .511.
